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2016-10-14 17:38:35

QSII

Quality Systems

$11.48

0.28 (2.50%)

, UBS

UBS

$13.42

0.07 (0.52%)

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On The Fly: After Hours Movers

HIGHER: Quality Systems (QSII), up 7.2% after Dealreporter reported that the company hired UBS (UBS) to explore a potential sale... Quotient (QTNT), up 5% after it announced a $120M secured debt financing... Qualcomm (QCOM), up 0.3% after it filed actions against Meizu in the U.S., Germany, and France. LOWER: Bonanza Creek (BCEI), down 7.7% after it disclosed that it won't make interest payment for $500M of 6.75% senior notes due 2021.

Leerink analyst David Larsen says he is now incrementally more positive on Quality Systems's stock after attending the company's analyst day. Recurring revenue continues to rise and management is focused on growing earnings, the analyst tells investors in a research note. However, Larsen believes Quality Systems still faces "significant attrition" of its core base, and is worried that Q1 bookings may disappoint. The analyst reiterates a Market Perform rating and $16 price target on the shares as he waits to see more turn-around traction before getting more positive.

Leerink analyst David Larsen is "incrementally" more cautious on athenahealth (ATHN) following a survey of 40 physician practices. While the analyst believes the company has an "excellent" model and management team, he expects the replacement market to slow down, and the longer-term doc-add and bookings growth comps to become more challenging. Larsen added that the data is also positive for Cerner (CERN) and Epic, negative for Quality Systems (QSII), and slightly positive for Allscripts (MDRX). The analyst reiterates a Market Perform and $150 price target on athenahealth's shares.

UBSUBS

$13.42

0.07 (0.52%)

09/19/16

09/19/16INITIATION

On The Fly: Top five analyst initiations

Catch up on today's top five analyst initiations with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. DSW (DSW) initiated with a Negative at Susquehanna. 2. Deutsche Bank (DB) initiated with an Underperform at Credit Suisse. 3. UBS (UBS) initiated with a Neutral at Credit Suisse. 4. Cerner (CERN) initiated with a Neutral at BofA/Merrill. 5. Callidus Software (CALD) reinstated with an Outperform at Credit Suisse. This list is just a portion of The Fly's analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

10/05/16

RBCM

10/05/16UPGRADERBCMSector Perform

UBS upgraded to Sector Perform from Underperform at RBC Capital

RBC Capital analyst Fiona Swaffield upgraded UBS to Sector Perform with a price target of CHF 14. The analyst sees a dividend reduction as unlikely and believes expectations for the bank's Wealth Management business are now lower.

10/05/16

10/05/16UPGRADE

On The Fly: Top five analyst upgrades

Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. UBS (UBS) upgraded to Sector Perform from Underperform at RBC Capital with analyst Fiona Swaffield saying she sees a dividend reduction as unlikely and believes expectations for the bank's Wealth Management business are now lower. 2. Parker-Hannifin (PH) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel with analyst Nathan Jones saying distributors expect to see revenue growth declining 2% in the second quarter of fiscal 2017 which he believes should be enough for Parker to see its first positive year-over-year revenue comp company wide in six quarters. 3. Flex (FLEX) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman with analyst Mark Delaney saying it is positioned to benefit from entry into new markets and valuation looks attractive. 4. KBR (KBR) upgraded to Accumulate from Hold at Johnson Rice with analyst Martin Malloy citing the recent pullback in shares and said the stock multiple should trend higher given the shift in business mix to more low-risk, cost reimbursement revenues. 5. Plains All American (PAA) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

Canaccord analyst T. Michael Walkley raised his price target on Qualcomm (QCOM) to $75 from $70 but lowered his MSM shipment estimates for the December and March quarters following the Galaxy Note 7 discontinuation of production. The analyst believes QTL estimates are too conservative and said its roadmap is driving improving Android share and margins, which should continue. Walkley also sees strong accretion if the company acquires NXP Semiconductor (NXPI). Walkley reiterated his Buy rating on Qualcomm shares.

10/13/16

BERN

10/13/16NO CHANGEBERN

NXP Semiconductors only bid may come from Qualcomm, says Bernstein

Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon says that the "only real bid" for NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) may come from Qualcomm (QCOM). The analyst thinks that Qualcomm's $30B of offshore cash gives it an advantage over other potential competing bidders. Moreover, " differences in size, character, and strategic fit would seem to cap the appeal of" NXP for other potential bidders, Rasgon believes. The analyst keeps a $110 price target and Outperform rating on NXP and a Market Perform rating on Qualcomm.

10/03/16

RBCM

10/03/16NO CHANGETarget $70RBCMSector Perform

RBC says $120-130/share seems like high end of reasonable Qualcomm price for NXP

RBC analyst Amit Daryanani believes $120-$130 per share is likely the "upper end of the valuation framework" that Qualcomm (QCOM) would like to pay in any potential deal to acquire NXP Semiconductors (NXPI). While Qualcomm "can certainly elect to pay a larger premium" than that, doing so would likely come in the form of Qualcomm equity issuance, which would impede the accretion from the deal, Daryanani tells investors. The analyst keeps a Sector Perform rating on Qualcomm shares, but raised his price target on the stock to $70 from $59 citing the potential for diversification and higher cash flow generation that an NXP deal would provide.

Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh believes that if Qualcomm (QCOM) acquires NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), as several recent media reports indicate the companies are moving toward, that it "opens up" a deal for Xilinx (XLNX) as an opportunity for Broadcom (AVGO). Rakesh has a Buy rating on Broadcom.

BCEIBonanza Creek

$1.06

0.01 (0.95%)

09/29/16

09/29/16NO CHANGE

Bonanza Creek upgraded based on oil price outlook at Stifel

As noted earlier, Stifel upgraded Bonanza Creek to Hold from Sell. Analyst Michael Scialla upgraded the stock based on an improved oil price outlook after OPEC reportedly agreed to an oil production cut. The analyst says that the production cut may not actually occur. However, he believes that other factors, along with positive commentary from OPEC, "appears to be building an oil price floor of $40."

09/29/16

STFL

09/29/16UPGRADESTFLHold

Bonanza Creek upgraded to Hold from Sell at Stifel

08/02/16

JPMS

08/02/16DOWNGRADEJPMSUnderweight

Bonanza Creek downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JPMorgan

JPMorgan downgraded Bonanza Creek Energy to Underweight after the company suspended its sale processes and said its liquidity outlook has deteriorated. Wunderlich this morning also downgraded Bonanza to Sell.

08/02/16

WDLK

08/02/16DOWNGRADEWDLKSell

Bonanza Creek downgraded to Sell from Hold at Wunderlich

Wunderlich analyst Irene Haas downgraded Bonanza Creek Energy to Sell with a $0 price target after the company suspended its sale processes and said its liquidity outlook has deteriorated. The company is "running out of options," Haas tells investors in a research note.